Wariness over Indonesian president’s vow to get tough in land disputes

Mongabay
May 10, 2019, 10:31 am240 pts
JAKARTA — In the space of a few days, Indonesian President Joko Widodo has vowed to side with local communities in their disputes over land with large companies — yet also moved to shield some of the very worst aggressors from scrutiny by obscuring their land holdings. Both announcements come in the wake of…

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